The Indian Slavery Act, 1843 (Act V of 1843), was an act passed in British India under East India Company rule, which outlawed many economic transactions associated with slavery. The act states how the sale of any person as a slave was banned, and anyone buying or selling slaves would be prosecuted under the law, the offence carrying a strict punishment.
The Indian Slavery Act, 1843 (Act V of 1843), was an act passed in British India under East India Company rule, which outlawed many economic transactions associated with slavery. The act states how the sale of any person as a slave was banned, and anyone buying or selling slaves would be prosecuted under the law, the offence carrying a strict punishment.
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